Ashes 2015: Australia dominate day one at Lord's, close on 337-1
Rogers and Smith plunder centuries at the Home of Cricket
Friday 17 July 2015 06:43, UK
If Australia needed a pick-me-up after their Cardiff defeat, they got it on day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
The Baggy Greens reached 337-1 at stumps after electing to bat, with Chris Rogers (158no) and Steven Smith (129no) scoring their fifth and 10th Test centuries respectively on a day of toil for England's attack.
Alastair Cook's charges had a moment of joy in the morning session when David Warner (38) lost his head while batting against Moeen Ali and skied a simple catch to James Anderson in the deep.
But there would be no further rewards for the hosts, with the closest they came to another scalp when Ian Bell dropped Smith in the slip cordon while Australia's in-form No 3 was on 50. Costly or what?
Watch the story of day one in the video above, before tuning into day two from 10am, Friday, Sky Sports Ashes.
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